Duplicolor Car Art - Test out those stripe patterns

[280z1975]

I was watching Speed the other day and saw an add for Dupli-Color Car Art

http://duplicolor.com/products/carart.html

The stuff is supposed to be a temporary spray paint for making designs on your car. It would be a great way for people to test out how a pattern or strip will look on thier car without the problems of having it be final. I have never used this stuff, so I don't know how it works, but I plan on trying it out when I test a hood accent and then a small side stripe design I have for my car. Anyone else have experince (good or bad) with this stuff?

[EScanlon]

Hmmm......Thanks for the info!

Although the color collection is very basic (Black, White, Red, Blue, Green and Gold --although it looks more like plain yellow), it should as you mentioned give you something to play with.

E

[Zs-ondabrain]

I already printed out a set of flames just for the heck of it.

I can use my "Auto-Air colors" paint on them. They are water-based automotive paints. They'll wash off afer I see the results. Clean-up is a snap, especially on the guns and airbrush's

www.autoaircolors.com

[EScanlon]

Dave;

I went to the site you mentioned, but I couldn't find where it says that they'll wash off.

I like the line you mentioned because of the larger color, metallics, pearls, transparents etc, but again....can't for a fact find where it says they'll wash off.

Can you point that out for me?

E

[MikeW]

Dave;

I like the line you mentioned because of the larger color, metallics, pearls, transparents etc, but again....can't for a fact find where it says they'll wash off.

Maybe Dave hasn't actually tried to wash it off yet.

[Zs-ondabrain]

Maybe Dave hasn't actually tried to wash it off yet.

I actually haven't TRIED to wash them off YET. but they are water-based and are a "snap" to clean. I'm sure that a little soap and water might do the trick. Not sure though?

Hey, I tried. I do love the paints though,

[EScanlon]

Maybe Dave hasn't actually tried to wash it off yet.

Or he doesn't use soap.......... (Just Kidding)

The reason I ask, is that they show an article where they painted the school buses in California with the stuff, which due to their stringent VOC requirements that style of paint made so much sense.

Now I ~know~ the song says "It never rains in California...", but I find that hard to believe......

However, I can't imagine that they'd then have to coat them all with a non-water based clear which would in turn shoot the total VOC thing out the window.

E

[Zs-ondabrain]

Well obviously you would use a clearcoat afterwards but I'm not sure how the whole VOC thing would go. I have this paint on many items on my Z. mostly suspension parts. And the color is still there. I used a 2-part urethane clear coat on the parts after painting

[hls30.com]

Dave,

Thanks for the tip, there is a dealer in my area, and I will have to check it out tomorrow.

Will